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through Divers Climates. 30
on a barbarous Custom of the Easiem Mbnarchs, who when any Chap. IV.
Subject becomes suspected, send them alike.honourable Presects with Thl^^
those in Favour, which in their receit only fliall testify to the World rDUt c^m
the King's Displeasure, though they whom they are designed for, of pining
live not to know the cause, being poysoned by them besore they can ™j£® JJ£
plead for themselves. But he was allured no ill Intentions were to- mrchs.
wards him when speaking with the King face to face, he declared
him his Succcssor to the Crown, which not long after he was esta- - ■
blisiied in by the Death of his Matter.
His Residence is at Gukenda, the Metropolis, and bearing the G«w,«istrie
Name of theKingdom, fisteen da}* journey West from hence. Metropolis,
Under him SiegMaxjissa orders the whole Realm, amasling great Name'totiw
Trcasures ( though he himsclf pays Homage to the Great Mogul ) Kingdom
exacting every Man's Estate when he pleases, mulcting them at his M^eJ^,me
own Will, squeczing the common People to perfect Penury: Be- Bumieh.™
sides the Reversions of Great Mens Estates, he has large Revenues T'ie Wealth
from his Diamond Mines, which he lets outyearly to those bid mod, how ",scd-
'His Expcncesareinconsidcrable, his Subjects in their distind Pro- The Army
vinces maintaining'his Soldiers, of whom he has astanding Army how paid,
of an Hundred thousand Horse and Foot, when all together; besides
Two hundred Elephants in continual readiness, which are provided
for by the Farmers of his Revenues.
All that he consumes is on his Voluptuousness, with which he is
swallowed up.
The Kingdom of Gulconda extends from 10 deg. North-latitude, Tliebignesi
to 19 deg-^along thcCoastsof Coromandel, and up into the Coun- oftheKing-
try Three hundred Cmrfe ( which is a Mile and a quarter) though om'
in some places thinly inhabited.
The next in Dignity to Siegmitjassa, is the Governor of Media TheGovemor
patan, an Eunuch also, and a Slave to Siegwavjassa, who came through of MtM$*.
the Town while we were here, waited on by a Noble Train, besides '***
Soldiers and Followers; having an Elephant led before his Palenkeen,
which none presume to do, unless the King honour them therewith j
nor to ride on any but Females, unless of the Royal Family, who
may only mount a Male to ride in State through their Cjrics^ His
Substitute here is a Cbias Moor, who takes charge of the Stoles every
Night.
Over the Gentues they keep a strid hand, entrusting'them with no
Place of Concern, using them as Mechanicks and Servitors, to few
of them attributing the Title of Merchants; though in this Town
of Mocrs and Ftrsiam there are many Owners of good Trading
VesTels.
The Persians have planted themselves here through the Intercourse The p«js*»/
of Trasfick as well as Arms, being all of them at their first coming, Favourites at
low in Condition; but inipired by the Court-Favour, and making outt"
one of their own Nation always their Executors, they arrive to Pre-
ferment. Nor are any of these so exempted when they grow too
rich, to be deplumated by the same hand.
Their way of living is truly Noble, having a Retinue which be- Their Port
speaks their Greatnels as they rise in Fortune or the King's Grace. amlGwndeur.
Magnaque
on a barbarous Custom of the Easiem Mbnarchs, who when any Chap. IV.
Subject becomes suspected, send them alike.honourable Presects with Thl^^
those in Favour, which in their receit only fliall testify to the World rDUt c^m
the King's Displeasure, though they whom they are designed for, of pining
live not to know the cause, being poysoned by them besore they can ™j£® JJ£
plead for themselves. But he was allured no ill Intentions were to- mrchs.
wards him when speaking with the King face to face, he declared
him his Succcssor to the Crown, which not long after he was esta- - ■
blisiied in by the Death of his Matter.
His Residence is at Gukenda, the Metropolis, and bearing the G«w,«istrie
Name of theKingdom, fisteen da}* journey West from hence. Metropolis,
Under him SiegMaxjissa orders the whole Realm, amasling great Name'totiw
Trcasures ( though he himsclf pays Homage to the Great Mogul ) Kingdom
exacting every Man's Estate when he pleases, mulcting them at his M^eJ^,me
own Will, squeczing the common People to perfect Penury: Be- Bumieh.™
sides the Reversions of Great Mens Estates, he has large Revenues T'ie Wealth
from his Diamond Mines, which he lets outyearly to those bid mod, how ",scd-
'His Expcncesareinconsidcrable, his Subjects in their distind Pro- The Army
vinces maintaining'his Soldiers, of whom he has astanding Army how paid,
of an Hundred thousand Horse and Foot, when all together; besides
Two hundred Elephants in continual readiness, which are provided
for by the Farmers of his Revenues.
All that he consumes is on his Voluptuousness, with which he is
swallowed up.
The Kingdom of Gulconda extends from 10 deg. North-latitude, Tliebignesi
to 19 deg-^along thcCoastsof Coromandel, and up into the Coun- oftheKing-
try Three hundred Cmrfe ( which is a Mile and a quarter) though om'
in some places thinly inhabited.
The next in Dignity to Siegmitjassa, is the Governor of Media TheGovemor
patan, an Eunuch also, and a Slave to Siegwavjassa, who came through of MtM$*.
the Town while we were here, waited on by a Noble Train, besides '***
Soldiers and Followers; having an Elephant led before his Palenkeen,
which none presume to do, unless the King honour them therewith j
nor to ride on any but Females, unless of the Royal Family, who
may only mount a Male to ride in State through their Cjrics^ His
Substitute here is a Cbias Moor, who takes charge of the Stoles every
Night.
Over the Gentues they keep a strid hand, entrusting'them with no
Place of Concern, using them as Mechanicks and Servitors, to few
of them attributing the Title of Merchants; though in this Town
of Mocrs and Ftrsiam there are many Owners of good Trading
VesTels.
The Persians have planted themselves here through the Intercourse The p«js*»/
of Trasfick as well as Arms, being all of them at their first coming, Favourites at
low in Condition; but inipired by the Court-Favour, and making outt"
one of their own Nation always their Executors, they arrive to Pre-
ferment. Nor are any of these so exempted when they grow too
rich, to be deplumated by the same hand.
Their way of living is truly Noble, having a Retinue which be- Their Port
speaks their Greatnels as they rise in Fortune or the King's Grace. amlGwndeur.
Magnaque